If You Liked War of the Worlds, Watch These Next
Finished War of the Worlds (2005) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like War of the Worlds, most of them are adventure, thriller, science fiction.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Disclosure Day(2026)
7.5Science FictionThrillerAlso science fiction and thriller
A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phenomena joins forces with him to prove there's life beyond our understanding.
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2.Chaos Walking(2021)
6.5FantasyScience FictionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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3.The Andromeda Strain(1971)
7.1Science FictionThrillerDramaAlso science fiction and thriller
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form…
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4.Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials(2015)
6.7Science FictionActionThrillerAlso science fiction and thriller
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly…
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5.The Host(2013)
6.3ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso adventure and science fiction
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
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6.Greenland 2: Migration(2026)
6.4AdventureThrillerScience FictionAlso adventure and thriller
Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.
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7.The Invasion(2007)
6.1HorrorMysteryScience FictionAlso science fiction and thriller
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while…
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8.The End of Oak Street(2026)
7.1Science FictionMysteryThrillerAlso science fiction and thriller
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
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9.I Am Number Four(2011)
6.2ActionThrillerScience FictionAlso thriller and science fiction
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian,…
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10.Deep Water(2026)
7.4HorrorThrillerAdventureAlso thriller and adventure
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
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11.The Last House(2026)
6.8HorrorScience FictionThrillerAlso science fiction and thriller
A family suddenly sealed inside their home must work together to survive against dwindling resources and the ominous threat keeping them trapped.
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12.Underwater(2020)
6.3HorrorScience FictionActionAlso science fiction and adventure
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
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13.North Sea Hijack(1980)
6.3ActionAdventureThrillerAlso adventure and thriller
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
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14.Project Hail Mary(2026)
8.6Science FictionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox…
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15.Frequency(2000)
7.3Science FictionCrimeThrillerAlso science fiction and thriller
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering…
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16.The Perfect Storm(2000)
6.5DramaAdventureActionAlso adventure and thriller
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
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17.Lord of the Flies(1963)
6.7DramaAdventureThrillerAlso adventure and thriller
Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.
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18.2073(2024)
6.7ThrillerScience FictionDramaAlso thriller and science fiction
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
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19.The Day After Tomorrow(2004)
6.6Science FictionThrillerAdventureAlso science fiction and thriller
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in…
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20.The Thirteenth Floor(1999)
7.1ThrillerScience FictionMysteryAlso thriller and science fiction
In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
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